Railway car anchoring device



April 2, 1940. wlNFREE 2,195,762

.RAILWAY CAR ANCHORING DEVICE Filed Sept. 5, 1939 0 Q fl 55 Z c zyaiv y fa. Wz'izfree INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 2, 1940 it UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i l 2,195,7c2 i RAILWAY CAR ANCHORING DEVICE Harry R. ,Winfree, Tad, 7. Va. v Application September 5, 1939, Serial 293,461

, shown in Figure 1 is held anchored to a rail by 2 Claims.

This invention relates to anchoring devices for railway cars, and its general object is to provide out of use in an easy and expeditious manner,

but casual removal or displacement thereof is practically impossible.

Another object is to provide an anchoring device that is simple in construction, inexpensive accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating my anchoring device in use.

Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view illustrating the rail receiving member applied to a rail and in operative position.

Figure 3 is a sectional view illustrating the position in which the rail receiving member is placed to allow removal thereof.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the device per se.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the letter A indicates the rails of a mining car and B a car of the usual construction and which as clearly my device, it being obvious that the latter can be applied to either rail and in no way interferes with the movement of the wheels of the car.

The rail receiving member of my device is preferably made from a single strip of strap metal, such as steel, to provide a flat elongated base portion l, of a length slightly greater-than the width of the base flange of the rail, as best shown in Figure 3. At the ends of the base portion, the member is provided with upturned ears 2 having their lower portions disposed verti- (Cl'. 188-43) I p cally'an d the'upper portions 3 thereof are di rected inwardly toward each other at a slight upward inclination to follow the shape of the upper surface of the base flange for fitting engagement therewith. Formed on the upper por- '5 tion of one of the ears Zis an arm 4 extending horizontally and outwardly therefrom to provide a handle to facilitate the application and removal of the rail receiving member with respect to the rail and the arm is provided with an 10 opening 5 adjacent to its outer end.

A cable 6 preferably made from wire has one end connected to the arm 4 and extends through the opening in looped formation with its looped portion fixed to the cable proper by any suita- 15 ble fastening means, such as a clamp or a tie wire I, as shown. The cable may be of any desired length and connected to the opposite end therev of is a car receiving member in the form of a hook preferably made from a single piece of rod 20 like metal bent to provide a curved hook portion 8 for disposal about the upper end of an end wall or gate of the car. The car receiving member is looped upon itself to provide an eye 9 and a straight shank portion I0, the latter providing a 25 handle to facilitate the application and removal of'the hook with respect to the .car. The cable is looped through the eye 9 and the looped portion is likewise secured to the cable proper by a clamp or a tie wire II, as shown.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawing, it will be obvious that when it is desired to anchor a car-to one of its rails, to prevent the car from running down an incline, the

" rail receiving member is inserted below the rail 35 for the, disposal of the base portion I in engagement with the under surface of the baseflange and as the base portion is of a length greater than the width of the base flange, such will allow.

for easy application and removal of the member, 40 but when applied and when the hook is disposed over the end wall or gate of the car, movement of the latter to an extent to pull the cable taut will result in the rail receiving member assuming a diagonal position with respect to the 5 base flange to cause the ears to set up a biting engagement'with the flange and thereby anchor the car against further movement. It will be further obvious that at least one of the cars is engaged with the flange at all times, as indicated in Figure 3, so that casual removal of the rail receiving member is practically impossible, yet by merely tilting the member in a vertical plane, it can be slidably applied and removed with respect to the rail.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An anchoring device for a railway car, comprising a cable, a rail receiving member including a flat elongated base portion to underlie the base flange of the rail, ears formed on the ends of the flat base portion for engagement with the flange, said flat base portion being of a length greater than the width of the flange to allow detachable association of said member with the rail, an arm formed on one of said ears and providing a handle, said arm having an opening therein with one end of the cable extending therethrough and secured to said arm, and means secured to the opposite end of the cable for detachable association with the car.

2. An anchoring device for a railway car, comprising a cable, a rail receiving member including a flat elongated base portion to underlie the base flange of the rail, ears formed on the ends of the flat base portion for engagement with the flange, said flat base portion being of a length greater than the Width of the flange to allow detachable association of said member with the rail, an arm formed on one of said ears and providing a handle, said arm having an opening therein with one end of the cable extending therethrough and secured to said arm, and a handled curved hook member secured to the opposite end of the cable for detachable association with the car.

HARRY R. WINFREE. 

